News from FlightGlobal – Page 2318
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Dawn of the auxiliary
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Tables complied by Air Transport Intelligence Auxiliary Power units (APUs) rarely grab the headlines. Until recent times, any mention of APUs has generally been for the wrong reasons - failures, poor reliability and inadequate support. Now it seems the tide has turned in virtually every aspect ...
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The precision approach
David Learmount/CAPE TOWN Learning only from serious accidents and incidents is a flawed way of advancing flight safety. It took until the 1990s to create a system which is more effective and workable, and until now to persuade most of the world's regions to consider adopting it. The system ...
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African dawn
Lois Jones/DAKAR David Learmount/CAPE TOWN Air traffic services (ATS) in many parts of Africa are already unable to cope with current traffic levels, never mind increased demand. Meanwhile, wars and political instability raging in parts of the continent mean that basic air traffic control (ATC) is often neglected and ...
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ATR holds 728JET partnership discussions
Julian Moxon/PARIS ATR is holding discussions on a possible regional jet partnership with Fairchild Dornier, as it postpones plans to launch its proposed ATR Airjet 70 into 1999. The Aerospatiale/Alenia partnership is also continuing talks on a tie-up with Embraer. Industry sources say the surprise talks between the ...
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Boeing cuts production as Far East orders dive
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing plans to make dramatic cuts to commercial aircraft production and numbers of workers in 1999 and 2000 as a result of the Asian economic crisis. "It's not a pretty picture," admits Boeing president Harry Stonecipher, who says the cuts are being made because "the ...
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Swissair reveals Express brand
Swissair is introducing an Express brand to coincide with the launch on 5 November of wet-lease services by Debonair of the UK on behalf of the Swiss flag carrier and Italian independent airline Air One. Debonair will operate one of its British Aerospace 146-200s, painted in Swissair Express colours, ...
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Business Express sale
US carrier American Eagle is to purchase Business Express Airlines. The carrier operates 43 Saab 340s from major bases at Boston Logan and New York LaGuardia. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. American Eagle will initially operate Business Express as a separate company and gradually combine operations. ...
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Developing crisis
It is a nightmare scenario for any company. Immense production problems are overcome at huge expense, just in time for the market to collapse. For Boeing, the timing could hardly be worse. As quickly as the company's production recovery takes effect, the deepening impact of the Asian economic crisis starts ...
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Aer Lingus will sign up strategic partner 'by the first half 2000'
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Aer Lingus should be ready to decide on its strategic partner by the end of the first quarter of 1999, enabling a firm agreement to be finalised during 2000. The airline's executive vice-president for Europe, Richard Luchente, says that the carrier is discussing a strategic partner ...
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Air France plans US link to pave the way toward a global alliance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Air France expects to join a global airline alliance based on an agreement with one of its two US partners, "before the end of 1999", according to the airline's president Jean Cyril Spinetta. The signing of the co-operation pact between KLM and Alitalia on 27 November ...
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GPA sale
Air Canada has sold its remaining 10.2% interest in leasing company GPA. The bulk of the shares have been acquired by a Texas Pacific Group subsidiary, although other shareholders have also purchased shares. Air Canada will realise an after-tax gain of C$18 million ($11.7 million) on the sale. Although the ...
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MD-90 delivery kicks off Aserca's fleet renewal
Aserca Airlines has begun its fleet renewal programme with the delivery of a new Boeing MD-90 and is now finalising plans for additional aircraft. The Venezuelan airline has taken the aircraft on lease from Taiwanese leasing company Hwa-Hsia Leasing, via Caribbean airline Air Aruba, which has also just introduced ...
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BA's CityFlyer buy bolsters Gatwick hub
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CityFlyer Express says that no significant changes will result from the £75 million ($124 million) take-over by its franchise partner, British Airways. The London Gatwick based regional airline has a conditional agreement with BA to purchase the entire company. The deal is subject to formal approval ...
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Boeing delivers 100th Japan Airlines 747
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its 100th Boeing 747, cementing its position as the world's biggest customer for the type. The delivery comes amid fears over the its future fleet plans. Commenting on how Asia's economic downturn is affecting JAL's fleet planning, airline president Isao Kaneko says ...
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Marketplace
-Bombardier has confirmed the BWIA International Airways order for two new Dash 8Q-300s for delivery in mid-January 1999, plus options on another two. -Icelandair has converted two of its five options for Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 757-200s, for delivery in 2000 and 2003. -Danish charter airline Sterling European Airlines will ...
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Northwest eyes regional jets
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Northwest Airlines is expected to decide early next year whether to equip its Memphis, Tennessee-based Northwest Airlink subsidiary, Express Airlines I, with regional jets, according to industry sources. The matter was discussed at the US major's recent board meeting, but a decision was put off ...
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Routes
-Air Kilroe is to open direct flights from London Luton Airport to Galway in the west of Ireland on 23 November with 18-seat British Aerospace Jetstreams. -Canada 3000 is expanding its summer 1999 schedule to include two additional flights from Dublin to Toronto and and an extra weekly service from ...
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Shuttle America launches services
Regional start-up Shuttle America has begun operating at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Three secondhand 50-seat Bombardier Dash 8-300 turboprops leased from the manufacturer are in operation and the fleet will grow to six aircraft by mid-January. Shuttle America holds lease options for 18 more Dash 8-300s. The ...
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Lawsuit fails to stop Northwest purchase of Continental stock
Northwest Airlines has completed its $311 million purchase of 51% of Continental Airlines' voting stock owned by David Bonderman's Air Partners investment house, despite anti-trust objections from the US Justice Department. The transaction will lead to a so-called "virtual merger" of the airlines, linking route networks through codesharing and ...
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Raytheon and Thomson-CSF win Swiss air defence order
Raytheon Systems and Thomson-CSF have signed a SFr393 million ($290 million)contract with the Swiss defence procurement agency to implement the second and third phases of the FLORAKO air defence system upgrade. The system replaces the FLORIDA, which was supplied in the 1960s by Hughes Aircraft, now a part of ...